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Captetown Curry Capsicum Prawns

Sunday, 09 November 2008

Description

These butterflied, basted and grilled prawns are a sizzling sensation from South Africa. Serve with rice and a Green Mango Salad, and make sure there are plenty of lime wedges.

Ingredients

At a glance

Cuisine

African

Ingredient

Seafood

Cooking Method

Grill

Simmer

Difficulty

Moderate

Heat Level

Chile

Piquin

Meal/Course

Main Course

Serves

24 to 32 large prawns in shells
1/3 cup safflower oil
1/3 cup fresh lemon juice
2 teaspoons Dijon mustard
1 teaspoon Malawi Curry Powder
2 jalapenos, stemmed, seeded and chopped
Salt and milled black pepper
1 cup half and half
Lime wedges for squeezing

Methods/steps

Slit the prawns down thier backs, devein and place shells down on grilling tray. Heat the oven griller

Mix together the oil, lemon jucie, mustard, curry powder, jalapeno, salt and pepper. Brush the mixture over the prawns. Grill for 4 to 5 minutes until cooked, then transfer the prawns to a warm serving platter.

Pour the remaining basting mixture into the grilling tray, add the cream and coook on the stovetop until the sauce thickens to the corrrect consistency. Check the flavor and adjust if neccessary. Pour the sauce over the prawns or offer it seperately in small serving bowls.

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